Active-set management based on an associated codec
AssigneeSprint Spectrum L.P.
InventorSiddharth S. Oroskar
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Abstract
Embodiments may involve the adjustment of the way in which coverage areas are included in the active set of a wireless communication device (WCD), based on the codec that is currently associated with the WCD. An illustrative method involves a radio access network (RAN): (a) determining a codec that is associated with a WCD; (b) using the associated codec as a basis for determining a value for at least one active-set parameter for the WCD; and (c) sending a message to the WCD, wherein the message indicates the determined value for the at least one active-set parameter.
Claims18
A method comprising:
- a radio access network (RAN) determining a codec that is associated with a wireless communication device (WCD);
- using the associated codec as a basis for determining a value for at least one active-set parameter for the WCD, wherein determining the value for at least on active-set parameter comprises determining a value for at least one active-set parameter affecting whether or not a given sector is included in the active set;
- and
- sending a message to the WCD, wherein the message indicates the determined value for the at least one active-set parameter.
A radio-access-network system comprising:
- a non-transitory computer-readable medium;
- and
- program instructions stored on the non-transitory computer-readable medium and executable by at least one processor to:
- determine a codec that is associated with a wireless communication (WCD);
- use the associated codec as a basis to determine a value for at least one active-set parameter for the WCD, wherein the at least one active-set parameter comprises at least one active-set parameter affecting whether or not a given sector is included in the active set of the WCD;
- and
- send a message to the WCD, wherein the message indicates the determined value for the at least one active-set parameter.
A method comprising:
- a wireless communication device (WCD) determining a codec that is assigned to the WCD;
- using the assigned codec as a basis for determining a value for at least one active-set parameter for the WCD, wherein the at least one active-set parameter affects how many active sectors that are included in an active set of the WCD;
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- managing the active set of the WCD according to the at least one active-set parameter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.